For an H-1B, you would need to have the equivalent of a 4-year bachelor's degree and this equivalency can be based on foreign education or experience or a combination of the two. The evaluation would need to be done be a certified evaluator.
A lot of people want to work on more cutting edge problems - at present we don't have companies solving healthcare problems with datascience, or self driving cars, or tesla like companies.
There is also a charm of moving to a more developed economy too.
For many people living in developed countries, moving to a developed economy seems like a good way to travel the world. Though it might be more of a mindset and exposure issue, travelling the world is much easier when one earns in dollars.
I am from India and I want to know the options that I have to come to valley.
I don't have graduate degree but I have learned Computer Science from sites like edx and coursera.
If needed I can pay a little fee on those sites and get the certificate of complications that they provide.
What are available options?
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